The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Twichell Auditorium

Click on image titles for larger views.

Twichell Auditorium (general view), Converse College

Twichell Auditorium (interior, ca. 2004), Converse College

Institution Name: Converse College
Original/Historic Place Name: The Converse College Auditorium
Location on Campus: front campus, right of Wilson Hall
Date(s) of Construction:

1898-1899	original construction Hook, C. C.
1908	auditorium enlarged
1957	interior renovation
1987-1989	interior reconstruction

Designer: C. C. Hook (Charlotte, NC)
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Romanesque revival (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, education
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: brick

Walls: brick

Roof: rubber membrane; tar and gravel

Function:

1899-present (2006)

auditorium

Narrative:
Twichell Auditorium was built in 1898-1899 following the design of Charles C. Hook. It is a two-story, arched brick building that is connected by a one-story bridge to the east wing of Wilson Hall.

References:

Eaddy, Mary Ann. Converse College Historic District. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1975.

Kibler, Lillian Adele. The History of Converse College. Spartanburg, SC: Converse College, 1973.

Willis, Jeffrey R. Converse College: A Pictorial History. Spartanburg, SC: Converse College, 2001.